ah yes. give into your hatred...

 

i dont think there is anything anyone on this forum could say to persway me not to get a turboed civic hatch

 

Cool. Get one.

 

umm thats the plan

 

"YOU may think civics are gay, but wait till im beating you in the 1/4 mile in mine"



haha. ****. I KNEW it .

5000posts. and he goes to get a honda. ROFL.
I'm with jeff. Get one.
Wave to my grandma when she passes you with her minivan .
oh, and I think she gets 25mpg too .
Bro, in all sincereity. Good luck
Did you guys here that John Force is going to get Lisa Kubo's car and drive it?
It gets better gas mileage.
LOL. jp. gregs.. you made my day..
I actually thought he was joking at first
Daryl

 

I have a Sol for a DD, 35MPG is very nice.

 

i was just at the dragstrip lastnight and there were a handfull of 12 second civic's
i talked to a few and asked em what kinda mpg they get and one said about 25city if he stays off the boost, about 17 if hes boostin like a mad man

hate all you want.. i could care less

 

Get what you want an Rx7 is much more unique and rare but a Turbo Civic is fun too get what u want its your life , your car, no one can tell you what to like if you like a Civc get it but only get it if its a HATCHBACK! Sedan lookin civics are gay.I just contradicted my own words..

 

I'm with you. I have a 100mile roundtrip drive to my folks' place on the weekend to work on my project, and I was going to buy a 3rd gen Prelude to commute with. I found the '82 7 while I was looking for a Prelude, or I would've gotten one eventually.

I wouldn't buy one (a Honda) as a performance ride, strictly because I don't care for FWD, but I wouldn't feel a bit bad about zipping around in a Prelude. They look good.

 

my suggestion is get a cheap honda to use as a daily driver and keep on with the rx7.....

dude think about how much time you've spent on the 7's....just because an idea popped into your mind now, doesn't mean ur gunna enjoy it for long.....i bet u will be back, since you've proved to have a love affair with the rx7.

nick

p.s. i also don't want u in a honda cuz you're not gunna sell me those wheels if you do

 

I don't see how you ever thought this was a defenseable position on this forum. Frankly: you were going for attention, looking to get flamed.

Turbo Hondas are just about as reliable as FD's. Honda engines are not built to handle boost. But you keep telling yourself its a good idea, you're the one thats spending the money.

 

Definately try to get an early-mid '90s hatch with a turbo motor. 150 whp with minor weight reductions will net you high thirteens with great gas mileage.

My brother's '93 hatch with gutted interior, GS-R engine, intake, header, and exhaust ran 14.1 with a crappy launch and damn near over heating. With a G-tech, the car measured 140 hp.

BTW, to those of you hating on the non-hatch civics, take a look at a friend of mine's old car. It's a 1996 Civic four door that ran low 12s. One of the few Civics that I have ever truly enjoyed to look at. Subtle body kit, bronze wheels, and a red carbon fiber hood with green paint in the center. The car was perfect. And yes... That is a cut Ford Focus badge on the front. Heh. If you cannot respect a 4 door civic that looks good and runs 12.1s as a daily driven car, you are not a true car enthusiast.

 

Hell, get a CRX if you're going the friggin' Honda route. At least them's are lightweight, and cool looking (compared to the rest of Honda's lineup)

 

damn 12.1 DD in a sedan, thats ******* respectable! oh and comrade, i was not looking for attention, im justin kinda saying an early (but not permanant) farewel to the love of my life for the last 3 years i have every intention of getting another rex, and ff i can get the cash to buy a civic before my car sells, my car rex is staying with me

-greg

 

umm a 1992 civic hatch weighs 2100lbs, thats lighter than any stock fb

 

Yeah, but CRX are even lighter.

 

If it's fuel cost that is ultimately turning your coat, get a a Jetta Turbodiesel ( 45-50 mpg ) and surprisingly quick and longlegged as hell.

I had one for for a couple of years and regret selling it now. It was another extra car besides my widebody that sat there most of the time while the Expedition and the BMW got driven daily.

 

hell yes robert!!!! . . . . . come on man , front wheel drive . . . . thats all i gotta say . . .

 

Hey, Gregs... I just read the post on the blue SE with the Iroc 305 and it made me think... you just need to drop a Honda engine into a 7 for your daily driver as long as gas prices are high.

Of course, I remember gas being .29 when I was a kid. I bought it for .59 as I started driving and you know what ? It always just goes up and up.

So you'll have to drive the Honda forever, I guess.

 

How would you rate the reliability of one of those Dave? I have a friend who was looking at one yesterday with low miles. He asked me that very question, and I didn't have a clue as there aren't many of them over here.

kenn

 

I was 2nd owner. It was a 2000 model and had almost 90k on it when I sold it. I never had one single thing go wrong with that vehicle. That turbodiesel is is the same engine for the Jetta TDI, the disel Beetle, and I believe the Passat as well.

I was very impressed. I have had BMW and Mercedes over the years and there is some German heritage in the Jetta as well ( quiet for a diesel, solid, fit, handling and suspension ).

BTW, that car has red and bluish purple lighting and is by far the best looking night time interior from door to dash and console to other door.

Also, I got over 50 mpg from Charlotte NC to Albany, GA doing 60-85. I couldn't believe it !

 

yeah, an 87 HF crx weighs 1800lbs wet

 

You guys are underestimating turbo Hondas. I had a turbo 89 turbo prelude and I would blow away street ports and stock TII's. This was years ago and since then the market is gotten a lot bigger with better products. I would get a cast iron manifold, T3/4, intercooler SAFC hack if i were to do it now. But one thing I notice with Hondas is the reliability goes way down once you go turbo.

 

Hondas are gay. They don't suck... but they do hold it in their mouth til the swelling goes down. Know what I mean, vern ?

 

Wow, Gregs - 3 years of ownership, huh? Long experience that you speak of there.

Maybe you don't realize that a good mix of us have been driving these cars since they were NEW in 1980 and 1984... Some even have REPU and RX-2/3/4 from the 70's.

Have fun with your Honda.